Syracuse, NY -- An Oneida man was sentenced in federal court Friday to 217 months in prison for his part in the arson of the old Oneida Casket Factory, the United States Attorney's office said.

Jeffrey E. Truman Sr., 55, formerly of Oneida, appeared in court for sentencing on charges of aiding and abetting an arson, two counts of mail fraud and one count of using fire to commit a federal felony.

United States District Court Judge Norman Mordue sentenced Truman to the 217-month prison term and three years of supervised release. Truman was also ordered to pay $548,406.55 in restitution to the Erie Insurance Company.

The charges stemmed from a fire that gutted the former Oneida Casket building on Nov. 12, 2006.

Truman and two business partners purchased the vacant factory building in November 2005 for $175,000. The complex was destroyed by fire five days before an insurance policy was set to lapse.

Truman submitted an insurance claim for $4.17 million, but an investigation found that Truman's son, Jeffrey Truman Jr., had intentionally set the fire, prosecutors said.

United States Attorney Richard S. Hartunian announced today the sentencing of an Oneida area man on charges of arson and insurance fraud.

Subsequently, TRUMAN submitted an insurance claim for $4,178,500 in fire related losses. A subsequent investigation determined that the fire had been intentionally set by TRUMAN's son, Jeffrey Truman, Jr. On November 3, 2010, a jury found that TRUMAN, SR. had aided and abetted his son in committing the arson and subsequently attempted to defraud Erie Insurance Company in submission of his fire claim.